Afterword

It has been half a year. This is Kinugasa.

I have continued writing while taking care of my health, and thankfully I am on the road to recovery. I’m finally able to set aside a solid amount of time for work again.

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Now then, let me talk a little about the main story.

In the previous two school-year arcs, Volume 4 marked the end of the first semester, and Volume 5 took us into the next stage. That had become something of a tradition. This time, however, in the Third-Year Arc, Volume 5 will begin while everyone is still aboard the ship on the return journey. I expect the story will involve the first- and second-year students as well. The next volume is currently planned for an October release. I’ll do my best!

As a bit of behind-the-scenes trivia, deciding which characters would grace the cover of each volume was actually a source of constant agony for me until about midway through the Year 2 arc. Sometimes, the slate would remain completely blank until the absolute last minute. But for this Year 3 arc, the cover characters have actually been mapped out far in advance.

A few volumes from now, some rather unexpected characters are scheduled to appear on the covers. When that moment comes and you find yourself thinking, “Oh?”, please remember what I mentioned here.

Also, the anime is currently airing, so please be sure to check it out. Watching it has become a massive driving force for my own writing, and I eagerly look forward to the new episode every single week.

Moving on, I have a rather rare announcement to make today, one completely unrelated to Classroom of the Elite.

A brand-new work of mine is set to be released this September!

Once again, I’ll be teaming up with Tomose-san. I treated him properly at an izakaya the other day, so I’m sure he’ll put in the effort and give us some wonderful illustrations for this project as well.

Now, to those of you reading this and thinking, "Wait a second, didn't you just say you were in poor health?"

Well, you would be correct. The truth is, I’ve been quietly chipping away at this new project, little by little, for a very long time. Had things gone according to plan, we would have announced and published it ages ago. Unfortunately, my ongoing health issues dragged the process down, which is why it has taken this long to finally see the light of day.

(If you read carefully through my past afterwords, you might even spot a few hints I dropped along the way!)

This new series is a project that holds a very deep, almost fated personal significance for me. I’m hoping to delve into the circumstances surrounding that history at another time, in another place.

I humbly ask for your continued support.

Well then, let's meet again before the year is over. In the meantime, everyone, please take good care of your health!

First and foremost, thank you for taking the time to read our translation. We truly appreciate all of the support and encouragement we have received from the community. It is thanks to your continued support that we are able to keep bringing more Classroom of the Elite content to fans around the world.

With that said, we have a few important announcements we'd like to share with everyone.

First, as many of you may already know, Kinugasa Shōgo and Tomose Shunsaku's brand-new series, Nibun no Inochi (Half a Life), is scheduled for release this September. We are happy to announce that our team plans to pick up the series upon release and provide English translations for it.

Second, as shown in the previous pages, the Ichinose Honami Character Book is also set to release in September. We have already reserved our copy and plan to translate any relevant material included in it, such as the newly written short stories and other exclusive content.

Additionally, we are planning to obtain the upcoming Tomose Shunsaku Art Works / Third-Year Start BOX as well and translate any relevant materials and exclusive content it contains.

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Once again, thanks for your support. Whether you've read our releases, shared them with others, or supported us through our website, every bit of support means a lot and helps us keep going.

You can also join our Discord server (https://discord.gg/v9kBpcCH2Y) to chat about Classroom of the Elite with other fans, share your thoughts, and stay up to date with our latest announcements and releases.

And of course, our journey with Classroom of the Elite continues with Year 3 Volume 5.

Thanks again for all your support. We hope you'll continue following along with us, and we'll see you again when the next volume arrives.

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Akiso (Lead)
Behold! The disciple Kiyotaka has officially graduated from the prestigious Morishita School of Elite Rage Baiting. After months of rigorous training under the great Grandmaster, Her Supreme Majesty Morishita Ai herself, he has finally awakened the forbidden techniques of rage baiting.
Report: The student has surpassed all expectations.

Saku (Editor)
I wish Kushida uses her trump card on me.

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RI || Great Love (Translator)
Yo! RI here! As always thank you for your audience and support. This volume was truly exciting. I hope you have also enjoyed it just as I did. See you in the next volume! For now またね~

NotInvented (Dev)
Thank you for reading!

HeliosDrago (Illustration CL/RD)
I got it but what cost.. ┻━┻ (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

Eduardo (Dev)
banger volume, did NOT get the ending.

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The Real Eduardo (Definitely not akiso)
Loved the Ending!

NanotechPikachu (Proofreader)
Pretty interesting volume indeed. Though I would have preferred to be Ike if Kushida would do anything for me. Damn.... I can't.... Also, I completed my first year in college! Yaay! I wanna go back to the hostel soon. Life at home is boring....
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Meow?

MeiharaFuyu (Translator)
I hope you enjoyed this volume as much as (they) we enjoyed translating it. It was a great special exam with many twists and turns (I assume). Anyway, here's hoping I'll have more time to contribute to the next volume.

Tommytoothy (Proofreader)
Morishita + Lighter = GOAT

Rush (Proofreader)
Fire volume. Excited to see what's next!

LVL0 (Proofreader)
Kiyotaka doesn't fight battles. He arranges the conditions where his opponents arrive at his conclusions on their own.

Ocelot (Proofreader)
Arguably the best Year 3 volume so far. Playing a small part in this hardworking team was fulfilling. October can't come quickly enough!!

Infinity (Proofreader)
WOW, the volume was sooo good, plus it's one of biggest ones yet, it was extremely fun reading it, hope you guys also have a lot of fun too. Have a gr8 day. Infinity out.

Tr577 (Translator)
Looking forward to the next one!